The New Orleans Hornets rookie guard Austin Rivers rolled his right ankle during Monday's practice, but team officials said he is not expected to miss any time. Rivers, the 10th overall pick in the June NBA draft, has already had an injury-marred stretch with two right ankle sprains and a sprained left index finger that forced him to miss last week's game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

"He twisted his ankle, just rolled it, but he should be OK,'' Hornets Coach Monty Williams said. "He may have stepped on somebody's foot. I don't know what happened.''

When the Hornets' practice was open to the media, Rivers was seen getting his ankle treated while his teammates were going through drills. After practice, Rivers was seen limping to the locker room at the Alario Center.

In addition to injury problems, Rivers also has had more difficulty adjusting than fellow No. 1 overall pick Anthony Davis, who leads the team with a 17.3 scoring average after three games.

Rivers has made only seven-of-21 shots (21.9 percent) and has missed all six attempts from 3-point range. He is averaging 5.5 points after four games game. In this past Friday's 107-99 victory against the Charlotte Bobcats, Rivers scored four points after making only two-of-seven shots in 30 minutes.

"I didn’t play good at all,'' Rivers said after Friday night's game. "But that’s why other guys stepped up.''